Poland vs Qatar: Official entrance age to compulsory education

Poland
6 years
in 2020
Qatar
6 years
in 2019
Poland rank
24th
Qatar rank
24th

Official entrance age to compulsory education over time

  • Poland
  • Qatar
02468200020102020

How they compare

Poland currently reports 6 years against 6 years in Qatar, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Poland ahead.

Poland ranks 24th and Qatar ranks 24th of 195 countries.

Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland Qatar Difference Ahead
2000s 6.44 years 6 years 0.4444 years Poland
2010s 6 years 6 years 0 years

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher official entrance age to compulsory education, Poland or Qatar?
Poland, at 6 years against 6 years in Qatar as of 2020.
What is the difference in official entrance age to compulsory education between Poland and Qatar?
0 years, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Qatar?
19 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.
How do Poland and Qatar rank globally for official entrance age to compulsory education?
Poland ranks 24th and Qatar ranks 24th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to compulsory education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Official entrance age to compulsory education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 4,083 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

Official age when students should enter compulsory education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.